Gadget Adviser: You've got (Internet voice) mail!
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Now is the time to hang up that landline and switch to Internet phone. It may sound futuristic, but using an Internet phone service is as simple as plugging the phone you have now into an adapter, then plugging that adapter into your broadband ... Jan/11/2006 3:07 PM
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The insider: Japan is lukewarm about the Xbox 360
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Microsoft knew it had a tough fight getting Japanese gamers to embrace the Xbox 360; the Xbox tanked over there and tanked hard. The 360 was dealt some tough blows as Japanese-developed games were delayed into this year, such as Enchant Arm," ... Jan/11/2006 3:07 PM
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Just throw away the history books
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Game: "Civilization IV Score: Four stars (out of four) Publisher: 2K Games Platform: PC Genre: Simulation Rated: Everyone ___ The Aztecs guard their Jewish temples with machine guns against marauding English soldiers who ride tall on ... Jan/11/2006 3:07 PM
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This week's site: Silly sci-fi
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If you've got a thing for cheeseball '50s sci-fi, chances are you'd flip for your very own death ray. Thank goodness for www.brotron.com, which offers its own Electrolux Death Ray (actually a canister vacuum on a chair base, complete with glowing ...... Jan/11/2006 3:07 PM
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Global gaming: Microsoft works to broaden the appeal of Xbox Live
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BC-PLG-XBOXLIVE:SE _ entertainment (1190 words) It's a brutally cold day in Stalingrad and in the past 15 minutes I've been killed a dozen times _ shot down in my tracks, blown to bits with grenades and picked off by snipers. ... Jan/11/2006 3:07 PM
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Tech-savvy drivers load up on the latest toys
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Nobody, it seems, wants to just gaze at the open road anymore. The humble motorcar has recently morphed into a digital nerve center with all manner of electronic gadgetry for navigation, communication and entertainment. Go into electronics ... Jan/11/2006 3:07 PM
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Download of the day: Remove LCD image burn-in
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Apple has posted a helpful tutorial for removing image persistence on Apple LCDs (though the basic principle should work for any LCD). 1. Create an all-white screen in a graphics application such as AppleWorks or Photoshop, and save it as a JPEG ... Jan/11/2006 3:07 PM
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Netflix top 10
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The Netflix top 10 national rentals for the week ending Jan. 9 are: 1. "Wedding Crashers" 2. "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" 3. "Must Love Dogs" 4. "War of the Worlds" 5. "Fantastic Four" 6. "The Island" 7. "The Exorcism of Emily Rose" 8. "The ... Jan/11/2006 3:07 PM
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TiVo Top 25
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TiVo Top 25 WishList Actor rankings, for the week ending Jan. 8. (TiVo's WishList feature allows subscribers to record all films starring a specific actor.) 1. Clint Eastwood 2. Johnny Depp 3. Tom Hanks 4. Julia Roberts 5. John Wayne 6. ... Jan/11/2006 3:07 PM
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HP Pavilion a1250n
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At $899 (without monitor), the HP Pavilion a1250n is one of the least-expensive dual-core PCs you'll find. EDITORS' RATING: 7.5, very good THE GOOD: Dual-core AMD processor; superior performance for the price; x16 PCI Express slot allows for ... Jan/11/2006 3:07 PM
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